Yara: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#507

among girls · ↑75 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

592

named Yara · +13% vs 2024

How common

1 in 2,747

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

592 babies

All-time total

7,565

#1,973 all-time among girls

First recorded

1969

in Social Security records

Yara popularity over time

7,565 babies have been named Yara since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–	–	–
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1950s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1960s	6	–	6	1	–	#7,467
1970s	122	–	122	12	+1933%	#3,075
1980s	299	–	299	30	+145%	#1,963
1990s	443	–	443	44	+48%	#2,228
2000s	1,240	–	1,240	124	+180%	#1,035
2010s	2,411	7	2,418	242	+95%	#673
2020s (to 2025)	3,013	24	3,037	506	+109%	#507

Where Yara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	614	0.38	#487
2027	641	0.40	#480
2028	664	0.41	#464
2029	684	0.43	#451
2030	702	0.44	#440

Where Yara is most popular

Girls named Yara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.317 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Maryland, and Michigan.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Yara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
District of Columbia	10	0.844	+166%
Maryland	87	0.821	+159%
Michigan	130	0.714	+125%
Virginia	115	0.675	+113%
New Jersey	110	0.609	+92%
Pennsylvania	131	0.554	+75%
Georgia	114	0.502	+58%
Massachusetts	58	0.480	+51%
New York	186	0.470	+48%
California	364	0.433	+37%
Washington	62	0.429	+35%
North Carolina	89	0.391	+23%
Illinois	87	0.380	+20%
Louisiana	32	0.366	+15%
Florida	153	0.358	+13%
Ohio	84	0.354	+12%
Connecticut	20	0.344	+8%
Arizona	48	0.342	+8%
Texas	256	0.318	≈ national
South Carolina	27	0.300	-5%
Tennessee	39	0.246	-22%
Nevada	11	0.237	-25%
Oregon	15	0.230	-27%
Alabama	19	0.202	-36%
Wisconsin	20	0.194	-39%
Colorado	21	0.188	-41%
Indiana	26	0.185	-42%
Missouri	19	0.158	-50%
Minnesota	16	0.148	-53%
Oklahoma	5	0.068	-79%
Kentucky	5	0.058	-82%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
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South Dakota	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Yara

Yara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #507 in 2025 with 585 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 7,565 American babies have been named Yara. Its peak came in 2025, when 592 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yara?

The median living Yara is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 7,500 people named Yara are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	585	#507	7	#10,639
2024	519	#582	6	#12,294
2023	488	#614	5	#14,116
2022	526	#571	6	#12,271
2021	454	#657	–	–
2020	441	#654	–	–
2019	365	#766	–	–
2018	437	#673	7	#10,716
2017	264	#987	–	–
2016	178	#1,337	–	–
2015	199	#1,237	–	–
2014	154	#1,463	–	–
2013	207	#1,164	–	–
2012	208	#1,187	–	–
2011	211	#1,163	–	–
2010	188	#1,273	–	–
2009	185	#1,313	–	–
2008	166	#1,430	–	–
2007	256	#1,035	–	–
2006	124	#1,701	–	–
2005	87	#2,138	–	–
2004	99	#1,908	–	–
2003	78	#2,228	–	–
2002	84	#2,063	–	–
2001	80	#2,094	–	–
2000	81	#2,054	–	–
1995	46	#2,686	–	–
1990	39	#2,956	–	–
1985	35	#2,748	–	–
1980	55	#1,963	–	–
1975	16	#4,138	–	–
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Famous people named Yara

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Yara Shahidi American actress and producer (born 2000) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yara?

The median living Yara is about 7 years old. Half of all living Yaras are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Yara are alive today?

An estimated 7,500 people named Yara are alive in the United States, based on 7,565 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yara mean?

Yara is a given name developed independently in the Arabic and Tupi languages, and also the anglicized spelling of a number of unrelated given names.Arabic Yara (يارا) meaning small butterfly Brazilian Portuguese Iara, a river spirit in…

How popular is the name Yara in 2025?

Yara ranked #507 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 585 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yara?

7,565 babies have been named Yara in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yara most popular?

Yara peaked in 2025, when 592 newborns received the name.

Is Yara a boy or girl name?

Yara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yara rising or falling?

Yara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yara become more popular?

Yara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 702 girls named Yara in 2030, which would rank around #440. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yara?

Well-known people named Yara include Yara Shahidi (actor).

Names like Yara

Names that sound and feel close to Yara: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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